Queens Podcast

You may be tough. But are you Caterina Sforza tough? (Probably not) Caterina Sforza was an Italian noblewoman, political leader, and military leader who lived during the Renaissance. She was born in 1...

18 Sep 201756min

Sure, we are very accustomed to Queens named Elizabeth in England these days, but who was the original Elizabeth? Well, that would be Elizabeth Woodville, of course. Aka, Liza with a W! Elizabeth Wood...

15 Aug 20171h 15min

Katy and Nathan drink a Chinese inspired cocktail called the Lotus Flower and dish about the #Wuthless Wu Zetian. Joined by our friend Natalie we try to uncover this complicated historical figure. Bab...

17 Juli 20171h 8min

Madame de Pompadour, long time mistress and fried of king Louis XV of France, once said "Champagne is the only wine that leaves a woman more beautiful after drinking it". So today, we're popping the b...

11 Juni 201759min

This is our second episode on Catherine of Aragon, Queen of England. If you missed our first episode, listen to that one first! Queen, Regent, Mother, Martyr. So many monikers can be applied to this ...

22 Maj 20171h 10min

Divorced, beheaded, died. Divorced, beheaded survived. The wives of Henry VIII, king of England are all famous, but sometimes his first queen, Catherine of Aragon can be overlooked. She was born in Sp...

7 Maj 201757min

On this episode, we drink ale & talk about the OTHER Queen-B. Boudica! The woman scorned who almost took down the Roman army.  The truth is that we may never be 100% sure what part of Boudica's story ...

24 Apr 201738min

Catherine de Medici was a powerful figure in 16th century Europe, as the Queen consort of France from 1547 to 1559, and then as the Queen Mother from 1559 until her death in 1589. Her origin story is ...

9 Apr 20171h 5min